Military personnel, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0413 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.0413 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
135th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0439 people per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
0.0053 people per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
60
1963–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1963–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0413 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.0439 people per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 people per square kilometre, in 1963.
Kenya ranks 135th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.0053 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0.0264 people per square kilometre | +400.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0281 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0299 people per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0281 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0141 people per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0123 people per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0123 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0123 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0123 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0141 people per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0158 people per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0158 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0158 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0228 people per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0228 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0228 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0228 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0299 people per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0334 people per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0316 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0334 people per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0334 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0351 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0369 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0351 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0351 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0351 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0351 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0387 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0387 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0439 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0387 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.042 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0419 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0417 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0416 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0415 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0413 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0413 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0413 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0413 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0413 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0601 people per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0206 people per square kilometre | 0.0053 people per square kilometre | 0.0299 people per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.0167 people per square kilometre | 0.0123 people per square kilometre | 0.0228 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0327 people per square kilometre | 0.0228 people per square kilometre | 0.0369 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0402 people per square kilometre | 0.0351 people per square kilometre | 0.0439 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0418 people per square kilometre | 0.0387 people per square kilometre | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.042 people per square kilometre | 0.0415 people per square kilometre | 0.0422 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0413 people per square kilometre | 0.0413 people per square kilometre | 0.0413 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 132 Sudan 0.0557 people per square kilometre compare
- 133 Cameroon 0.0529 people per square kilometre compare
- 134 Brazil 0.0439 people per square kilometre compare
- 136 Guinea 0.0407 people per square kilometre compare
- 137 Sweden 0.0368 people per square kilometre compare
- 138 Haiti 0.0363 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0413 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0439 people per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 people per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.